Single-minded is like a mirror. Where are the windless ripples?
-Calligraphy for Zhang Lian.
Two years ago, Mr. Guan Yutang and Mr. Gu Zhangsong, editor-in-chief of Youth Calligraphy magazine, and Mr. You Zhai and Mr. Gu Guowei, director of the public art editorial department of Henan Fine Arts Publishing House, introduced me to the ancient shopping mall. However, calling him brother is really disrespectful and arrogant. But other than that, I can't think of a better title at the moment.
In some ways, Brother Lian and I are destined to be friends: First, we are all tigers (Brother Lian is my brother); Secondly, we were all born in the south, living in ancient shopping malls, and also had the feeling of "I don't know if I am a guest in my dream, and I regard my hometown as my hometown"; Third, we all like calligraphy, but Brother Lian is a calligrapher and an out-and-out fan of Brother Lian. Fourth, neither of us is good at drinking. I blush when I drink it, and I am allergic when I drink it. There are all kinds of opportunities to know Brother Lian and become bosom friends.
Some time ago, Brother Lian told me not to write some words. So far, it is worthy of being a self-proclaimed "dissolute". As the old saying goes, "do and cherish", but now, it is better to think of "write and cherish".
Since the 1990s, Lian Xiong's calligraphy has been exhibited in national exhibitions no less than 10 times, or even more. Therefore, it is no exaggeration to call him an expert in national exhibitions. This alone is also a rare and impressive achievement in the book industry. In this respect, Brother Lian, like other international exhibition calligraphers, has made great efforts. But he is different from the general international exhibition calligrapher-the same style of writing, the same content written over and over again, to contribute back and forth. Moreover, every time I enter the national exhibition, I show people in different faces. Based on the above, although Lian Ge is famous in the book world, it is difficult to clearly describe his personal artistic language from his works exhibited throughout the country.
Since I met Brother Lian, I began to understand his calligraphy and his calligraphy creation mentality seriously.
Judging from his works in recent years, Lian Xiong's calligraphy is deep in the mountains and forests, and the patriarchal clan system is the "two kings" in Wei and Jin Dynasties, involving great calligraphers, especially Huai Su and Yu Shinan. Although the method of learning is similar to that of people who study books, Lian Ge deeply understands the truth of "simplicity without carving". As we all know, the Wei and Jin Dynasties were the watershed of calligraphy. The Wei and Jin dynasties were characterized by the beauty of rhyme, while the "two kings" were divided into ancient and modern times. Wang Yi has less quality and more beauty, while Wang Daling has less quality and more beauty. Contemporary calligraphers take the method of "two kings", generally take its beauty but lose its quality, and try their best to carve it. Brother Lian's calligraphy is bright and simple, and the quality is better than writing. In his own words: "I am exhausted by pen and pencil carving."
As for Lian Xiong's calligraphy creation mentality, I think of a sentence recorded in Song Jiyong's Chronicle of Tang Poetry Liu:
(Liu) Comment on the poem with others: "Five words are like forty sages".
This sentence fully shows the love and admiration of ancient poets for five-character poems, and every sentence is refined, such as supreme. Brother Lian said, "Every time I write a work, I will carefully ponder every word before I write it. When I encounter difficult words, I will look up the dictionary and the layout of typesetting, composition and ink use. " Think about this. Brother Lian can write a book and an ancient poem. When you meet a saint, it is natural to write well, but it is strange to write badly.
Besides, Brother Lian can learn which one looks like which one. Throughout his recent works, there are Shao, Daling, Ouyang Xinben and Huai Su, a monk. And each family has its own style, but even the elder brother can be exactly the same, within reach, and he can make changes with each other. Therefore, the theory of learning to be loyal to one family is untenable in front of Brother Lian. In other words, to achieve this state, the mind should abandon the corresponding distractions and dust.
I visited Brother Lian before and asked him for calligraphy. He said to Bu: "Calligraphy is an endless temple. Wandering outside the door, I feel that calligraphy is like this. Once you step into the gate of the temple, you will suddenly realize that there are so many' gold mines' and wealth waiting for you to dig. When you accumulate to the corresponding level, there will always be a higher hall waiting for you ... "This is the place where Bu envies Brother Lian the most. When I heard this, I remembered that the heart is like a mirror and it is also a realm in the process of calligraphy experience. What's more, brother Lian is calm inside, the lake is blue and the dust is hard to disturb. How can there be ripples?
Brother Lian's calligraphy is refined and macroscopic, and he is good at classical analysis and integration. There is no skill to predict, but it is inevitable that Lian Xiong will step into a higher calligraphy hall in time with his talent. But it is not only the expectation that Lian Xiong can step into the threshold of several halls endlessly, but also the expectation of more calligraphers. ...